Haverhill

A man is in critical condition after being struck by a car while riding his bike in Haverhill on Saturday afternoon, police said. The cyclist, a 44-year-old man from Haverhill, was struck by a 2016 Toyota Avalon around 5:30 p.m. Saturday near Main and Merrimack streets, according to Haverhill police. He was subsequently MedFlighted to a hospital in Boston and…

The city of Newburyport is recommending that residents avoid contact with the Merrimack River for the next two days following prolonged sewage overflows early Tuesday morning upstream in Haverhill, Lawrence and Lowell. “The Newburyport Health Department recommends that the public avoid contact with the Merrimack River for 48 hours following a sewage discharge or overflow due to the increased health…

A dog belonging to a family in North Haverhill, New Hampshire scared away a bear that was on his porch early Thursday morning. Surveillance video from around 1 a.m. showed the dog, named Thor, barking aggressively at a bear, who was positioned on the porch of the house. After a minute or so Thor, who had gotten fairly close to…

Thor, who is 13 years old, warned a black bear away from his home in North Haverhill, New Hampshire on Thursday. The whole confrontation was caught on camera.

A boy was rescued from a pool at a camp in Groveland, Massachusetts, on Friday morning, officials say. The 12-year-old from Newburyport was conscious when first responders arrived at the private camp on Bare Hill Road, but people on scene had conducted CPR, according to the Groveland fire and police departments. Witnesses said that the boy was pulled from the…

From high school stabbings in Brockton, Malden and Methuen; to a student attacked by classmates in Fall River; to a possible hate crime in a Wilmington High School bathroom; to fights at high schools in Haverhill, Medford and Lawrence; there have been a number of recent violent incidents at Massachusetts schools. “Our kids are emotionally raw right now, and...

The fire was reported around 10:30 a.m. Friday on Portland Street.

A large blaze Friday morning torched two homes in a tight neighborhood in Haverhill, Massachusetts, leaving 20 people without a home. The fire was reported around 10:30 a.m. on Portland Street. Windy conditions and tight quarters made it a tough battle for firefighters. Two homes were badly damaged and two others were singed by flames. “There were reports of some…

Authorities arrested an armed and barricaded man Saturday who had run into a Haverhill, Massachusetts, home after reportedly shooting and pistol-whipping another man in front of the house next door. Jake Houston, 37, of Brockton, is due in Haverhill District Monday on several charges related to the shooting at 25 Dover St. on Saturday night. A 38-year-old man was treated…

Haverhill police officer Carlos Arriaga pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday to an operating under the influence of liquor charge.

Officer Carlos Arriaga was involved in a 2-car crash on Sunday night.

A police officer in Haverhill, Massachusetts, is facing a drunken driving charge after he was involved in a 2-car crash on Sunday night. Haverhill police said Officer Carlos Arriaga was involved in a 2-vehicle crash just before 8 p.m. Sunday on Essex Street. He was off duty at the time. Police said Arriaga’s 2017 Mercedes GLE 350 struck a parked…

Police were called to a middle school in Haverhill, Massachusetts, Friday night after it was reported that a student had a gun. Haverhill police say they responded to Constantino Middle School around 6:34 p.m. to investigate the report, but it is unfounded at this time. The investigation is ongoing. A couple of parents told NBC10 Boston there was a dance…

After a violent fight at Haverhill High School was caught on camera last week, the school committee is considering adding security to buildings in the district.

After a violent fight at Haverhill High School was caught on camera last week, the school committee is considering adding security to buildings in the district. One teenage girl was arrested after getting into a fight with another female student at Haverhill High School last week. School resource officers broke up the fight, which happened during the first of the…

Michy. E Morillo was saddened by the news about a fight at her former high school, explaining the trouble she got into herself at that age and how she chose a different path.

Police said a teen has been arrested after a fight between two students at Haverhill High School on Thursday morning. School resource officers broke up a fight between two girls at the school around 11:30 a.m. One of them was arrested. It happened during one of the school’s lunch periods. Cell phone video shows other students gathered around and...

A 60-year-old woman died late Wednesday night after a 2-alarm fire broke out at a multi-family home in Haverhill, Massachusetts, fire officials said. The Haverhill Fire Department was called to 40 Pilling Street after receiving a 911 call shortly after 10 p.m. in which witnesses reported hearing smoke alarms at the home. Firefighters found the victim, identified as 60-year-old Holly…

The fire broke out late Wednesday night at a multi-family home on Pilling Street.

Residents of Haverhill gave their reaction to Friday’s snowfall.